1. Who We Are
Worldwide Domain Registry Limited ("WDR", "we"), company number 15158072, registered office 15 Albert Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, England, OL16 3NS, is the controller of personal data processed in connection with this website and our registrar services. We process personal data in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Data protection contact: [email protected].
2. Data We Collect
- Registration data — registrant, admin, technical and billing contact details (name, organisation, postal address, email, phone) supplied when a domain is registered, renewed or transferred, whether directly or through a reseller.
- Partner account data — company details, authorised users, verification documents, payment records.
- Technical data — server logs, IP addresses, API activity, and correspondence with our support and abuse teams.
3. Why We Process It
- Performance of a contract — registering and managing domains, operating partner accounts, billing.
- Legal obligation and legitimate interests — meeting our obligations as an ICANN-accredited registrar (including data accuracy verification, data escrow and abuse handling), securing our systems, preventing fraud, and establishing or defending legal claims.
- Consent — optional communications; you may withdraw consent at any time.
4. WHOIS / RDDS Publication
ICANN and registry policies require the processing of registration data in Registration Data Directory Services (WHOIS/RDAP). Following the Registration Data Policy, personal data of individual registrants is redacted from public output; the public record shows the domain's status, sponsoring registrar, dates and name servers, together with a means of contacting the registrant (an anonymised email or web form). Parties with a legitimate interest (for example law enforcement or intellectual-property holders) may request disclosure of redacted data; requests are assessed case by case under applicable law.
5. Who Receives Data
- the registry operator for the relevant extension, to create and maintain the registration;
- ICANN and its compliance function, where required by the RAA;
- our ICANN-approved data escrow agent ([●]);
- dispute resolution providers in UDRP/URS/DRS proceedings;
- your reseller, to the extent needed to support your registrations;
- service providers (hosting, payments, communications) under data processing agreements; and public authorities where the law requires.
6. International Transfers
Registries, escrow agents and dispute providers may be located outside the UK. Where personal data leaves the UK we rely on adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement/Addendum, or other lawful safeguards appropriate to the transfer.
7. Retention
Registration data is retained for the life of the registration and, as required by the RAA and our escrow obligations, for a period after the registration ends (in general no longer than necessary and in line with ICANN's data retention specification, typically up to two years after sponsorship ends). Financial records are kept for six years as required by UK law. Logs are retained for shorter, security-appropriate periods.
8. Your Rights
You have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection under the UK GDPR, subject to limits where processing is required by our regulatory obligations (for example, a registered domain cannot remain registered without registrant data). To exercise a right, contact [email protected]; we respond within one month. Keeping registration data accurate is also an obligation under your Registration Agreement.
9. Security
We apply technical and organisational measures appropriate to the risk, including encryption in transit, access controls, registrar-lock and registry-lock options, audit logging and staff confidentiality obligations. No system is perfectly secure; we notify affected persons and the ICO of notifiable breaches as required by law.
10. Cookies
This website uses only strictly necessary cookies for session management and security. We do not run third-party advertising or tracking cookies. If analytics cookies are introduced they will be optional and off by default.
11. Complaints & Contact
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, contact us first at [email protected]. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or your local supervisory authority.